Well, like with most of my blog posts these days, I don’t have a lot of time to write, so I’m going to jump right in.
Since I last updated, I’ve lost another .5lbs! It’s not a huge loss, obviously, but it’s a loss. π
I weighed in at 208.5 lbs. this morning.
I haven’t weighed this amount since shortly after I gave birth to Nathan, our firstborn. I had ballooned up to 252 lbs. (I started at around 155lbs.) during my pregnancy with Nathan, and got down to 192 lbs. after he was born. But then I stopped losing the pregnancy weight and started to see the scale go back up!
In the wrong direction.
I think I got to around 200-something and then started on Weight Watchers. I remember being 208 lbs. while on Weight Watchers. This was back in 2000.
12 years ago.
Wow.
I didn’t stick with Weight Watchers, and after losing around 10lbs. on the program, I quit. The weight loss also quit. No big surprise there.
Fast forward to May 14, 2012, and I am finally down to 208.5lbs. again! It’s been too long!
But I’ll take it.
And I’m going to keep on working to lose the rest of this weight.
We are juicing regularly, which I’m loving immensely. Today, I drank an entire 1lb. bag of carrots & an apple. Yum! It was soooo good. I also made fresh apple juice for Breanna, and I’m happy to see her requesting juice regularly. We still don’t have the entire family juicing, but we will…..little by little.
Anyway, here’s what my progress looks like:
Beginning weight:Β 220 lbs.
Current Weight:Β 208.5 lbs.
Goal Weight:Β 170 lbs.
# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012:Β 50lbs.
# of pounds to go until I reach my goal:Β 38.5 lbs.
Total # of pounds lost to date:Β 11.5 lbs.
Are you trying to lose weight this year? How is your progress going?
I really need to lose some weight. After my son was born I got down to a size 6. Which was great but since then I have gained weight about 40 pounds. I have started to try fasting for 10 -12 hours a day mostly while sleeping and I have lost 3 pounds so far. I also got a free ebook for kindles on mindful eating so maybe that will help too.
You are doing so good on your weight loss. You are so encouraging to me.
Thanks, Shelly! It can be so difficult to lose weight. I’d encourage you to maybe check out the films, Food Matters and Food, Inc. Those are the films that helped kick start us. π The Lord really gave us the knowledge and drive to change how we eat after we saw those movies. They also started us on a journey to learn more about nutrition and the effects of certain foods/chemicals on our bodies.
Way to go, sandra! Every little bit of weight loss adds up, so keep up the good work! I used to get frustrated when the scale would only go down half a pound, but then those half pounds started adding up until I’d lost all 40! I’m proud of you! You look amazing! Miss you!
Patty
Thank you, Patty! The small weight losses pounds really add up. Miss you, too!
You’re doing such a great job Sandra! I’ve been on a plateau for the past several months and I need to find something to get rid of these extra pounds.
Great job, Sandra! I’m over half way to my weight loss goal, but you probably already knew that.